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A Turn of Events 1 Kings 1-49-12
Season 4, Episode 9
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13-Apr-2026
Solomon failed as a godly king. He was wise because God gave him wisdom. He was wealthy because God gave him wealth. But how did he spend that wisdom and wealth? He had hundreds of wives and concubines and had set up systems of idolatry within Israel so that they could worship their national gods. He had developed a wealthy elite class and built Israel on the backs of taxed money and labor, and now his time was over. After his death, Solomon’s son Rehoboam took over. How Rehoboam handled this transfer of power set the tone and conditions for the rest of Israel’s history. Our reading today picks up in 1 Kings 12, when the
people confront Rehoboam and call the exiled rebel and enemy of Solomon back from Egypt. How would Rehoboam respond to the people’s plea for relief? How would he respond to Jeroboam? And importantly, how does Rehoboam decide on his response?
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